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Lake Nasworthy Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

San Angelo's home water: the Concho's town lake, where power-plant warmth once ruled and the catfish-and-crappie culture never left.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~84 F est.
Air / High
97 / 97 F
Wind
SSE 8 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Lake Nasworthy serves up more heat: the productive hours are the dim ones. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SSE around 8 mph, rising pressure near 1009 hPa and a high of 97. Water sits around 84 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.

The plan, species by species

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

Largemouth bassFair

Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

White bassFair

Early schooling action over humps; slabs and small spinners under the birds.

CrappieSlow

Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

Tomorrow: Similar at 96 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp97 F
High / Low97 / 78 F
WindSSE 8-9 mph
Pressure1009.2 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain29% cloud, 15%
Sunrise / Sunset07:19 / 20:01
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~84 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 97/78 F, wind 15 mph, rain 15%

Fair or better. A 15 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Nasworthy: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: spring and fall

The headline act on most American reservoirs. Relates to cover: docks, brush, grass edges and points. Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: Nov-Mar

Brush piles, bridge pilings and standing timber. The fish fry favorite. Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Good year-round

The most reliable bite on most southern waters. Blues run big; channels fill the cooler. Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: Mar-May run

River-run spawners and open-water schoolers. Fast limits when you find them. Early schooling action over humps; slabs and small spinners under the birds.

When to come: the Lake Nasworthy calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Largemouth bass
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Catfish (blue, channel)
White bass
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 84 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~84 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 103 F, wind to 15 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 100 F, wind to 9 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Catfish (blue, channel) led the card at good. High of 98 F, wind to 11 mph.

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Before you go

License

Texas requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Texas license. Standard limits; city park fees where posted: check TPWD/San Angelo.

Access

Mary Lee, Spring Creek, Middle Concho parks: ramps and lighted piers.

About this water

1,500 acres on the Concho, Tom Green County, TX. San Angelo's daily water.

Fishing Lake Nasworthy: the full guide

The Concho's town pool

Nasworthy spreads 1,500 acres on San Angelo's south side: the Concho Valley's daily fishery: largemouth in the reeds and docks, crappie under the lighted piers, channel and blue cats everywhere, and white bass runs threading the river arms each spring. Twin Buttes and O.H. Ivie loom as day trips: Nasworthy is the after-work answer.

Working the town lake

The bass program runs the tules and bulkheads (spinnerbaits in the stained spring, wacky rigs at the docks all summer), with the river channel's bends holding the quality. Gulls mark winter's white bass schools mid-lake: slabs under the birds: and the flats' cats bite punch bait every month Texas allows shirtsleeves.

Crappie and the lights

The lighted fishing piers (Mary Lee Park's the institution) run the night culture: minnows at 8-15 feet, coolers filling by ten. Spring stacks spawners in the reed pockets: jig dippers work the edges: and the lake's modest depths keep everything within a cast of somewhere.

Concho practicalities

City parks ring the shore (ramps, piers, camping at Spring Creek): summer ski traffic owns middays (mornings and nights fish): and drought cycles swing the pool: check levels in dry years. The Concho River's urban stretch below adds a bonus wade for the curious.

Common questions

What bites at Nasworthy in summer?

Nights: crappie under the pier lights, cats on the flats, bass at the docks till the wakes rise. The town lake schedule is dawn and after-dark.

When do white bass run at Nasworthy?

Late winter into spring up the Concho arms: then gull-marked lake schools through fall. Slabs under birds: the Concho Valley's easiest action.

Is fishing good at Lake Nasworthy right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

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